Sivilingeniør
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Sivilingeniør (lit. Civil Engineer) is a Norwegian protected title issued to engineers who have education at a Master of Science level. Before 2002 the actual degree obtained after 4.5 years was called sivilingeniør, but now graduates receive a master's degree along with the right to use the title.
[edit] Education
A sivilingeniør can either fulfill a five year program, without receiving an intermediate Bachelor's degree in the process, or can take a three year Bachelor engineering program at a university college and then transfer to the Master's programs two last year at an applicable institution. Most regional colleges offer engineering, though which programs are offered may vary. The Master's programs are primarily offered at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) and the University of Tromsø (UiTø), though some regional colleges also offer Master's programs.
[edit] History
Traditionally only the Norwegian Institute of Technology (now part of NTNU) was allowed to educate sivilingeniørs in Norway. Until the 2002 Quality Reform that implemented the Bologna process the education took 4.5 years, but was then changed to five years. It now more closely resembles the title Master of Science in Engineering.
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